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Point of Hearts
A Fantasy Novel by Melissa Scott
Book 6 of the Astreiant Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Gaslamp Fantasy,
- Fantasy Mystery,
- Political Fantasy,
- Queer Romance,
- City Fantasy
This book is for you if you're into...
- Queer detectives navigating political intrigue in a fantasy city
- Pleasure districts disrupted by scheming nobles and mysterious nighttime dealings
- Romantic partners solving mysteries while dodging danger together
Secrets and danger stalk the streets of Astreiant…
Point of Hearts, Astreiant's pleasure district, is being disrupted by an influx of scheming nobles who have descended upon the city for an aristocratic wedding. Mysterious carts smuggling something unknown through the night time streets and civil unrest are creating suspicion and turmoil.
Adjunct Point Nicolas Rathe and his lover, Philip Eslingen, captain in the City Guard, are keeping an eye on an aristocrat under self-imposed house arrest when Rathe is injured during a riot. Pursued by false accusations, Eslingen takes him on the run to Point of Knives while they try to unravel a plot against the queen and her government that could destroy the city they love.
Can they count on alliances from their pasts to keep them safe long enough to solve the mystery?
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